Salt lake city public library and the civic plaza are both beautiful places which have an incredible architectural value, at the time that they are integrated to the context, showing a good management of the urban planning too. The main building has 5 stories, with a huge five-story curved glass wall.Another great characteristic is the roof, from where the city can be seen.The roof is part of the circulation of the building, you can get there by the interior stairs or elevator, or directly by the large exterior stairs . The whole circulation system in this building is very interesting, you can enter there for different ways.It has glass enclosed elevators, an oval stairway (that reduce the risk of falls), and many bridges and gateways that connect different areas.The Library Plaza leads to the City County Building, which is other valuable building in the city, in this civic plaza many events take place. Summarizing, the Salt lake city library is a great space, with an excellent design in terms of circulation, since it has several entrances, practicals and beautiful stairs and elevators, and even the roof which is incorporated to the whole system as a public space.
The main building has 5 stories, with a huge five-story curved glass wall. Another great characteristic is the roof, from where the city can be seen. The roof is part of the circulation of the building, you can get there by the interior stairs or elevator, or directly by the large exterior stairs .
The whole circulation system in this building is very interesting, you can enter there for different ways. It has glass enclosed elevators, an oval stairway (that reduce the risk of falls), and many bridges and gateways that connect different areas. The Library Plaza leads to the City County Building, which is other valuable building in the city, in this civic plaza many events take place.
Summarizing, the Salt lake city library is a great space, with an excellent design in terms of circulation, since it has several entrances, practicals and beautiful stairs and elevators, and even the roof which is incorporated to the whole system as a public space.
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